New Orleans police said three people were hospitalized after being ambushed by a masked gunman in St. Roch early Saturday. The youngest victim is just 6 years old.

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Updated: 7:14 PM CDT Sep 24, 2016

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WEBVTT IDENTITY. >> THEY ALWAYS SHOOTING AROUND HERE. THAT WAS NOT MEANT FOR THEM. JENNIFER: A NEIGHBOR DOESN'T WANT HER IDENTITY REVEALED BECAUSE SHE'S AFRAID THE VIOLENCE THAT STARTED ON HER DOORSTEP WON'T STOP. AT 1:00 SATURDAY MORNING, SHE WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH WHEN SHE SAYS MORE THAN 40 BULLETS STARTED FLYING. THE SHOTS SO LOUD, SHE THOUGHT THE SHOOTER WAS INSIDE HER HOUSE. >> LIKE, I JUST RAN. GOT MY CHILDREN AND GOT DOWN, EVERYBODY. JENNIFER: BUT THE GUNMAN, HIS FACE HIDDEN BEHIND A MASK, WAS OUTSIDE ON ARTS STREET, AND THE SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY IN THIS CAR HAD NO WAY TO ESCAPE. >> HE'S A GOOD LITTLE BOY. HONESTLY, HE'S A VERY GOOD LITTLE BOY, GOES TO CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND EVERYTHING. THEY'RE NICE PEOPLE. JENNIFER: THE OTHER TWO VICTIMS, NEIGHBORS SAY ARE THE BOY'S PARENTS, AND THE FAMILY HAD JUST RETURNED HOME. NEW ORLEANS POLICE SAY ALL THREE ARE RECOVERING FROM NON-LIFE THREATENING GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO THEIR LEGS AND SHOULDERS. BUT THAT NEIGHBOR, SHE SAYS IT'LL TAKE A LOT MORE TO HEAL THE CULTURE OF VIOLENCE PLAGUING HER NEIGHBORHOOD. >> IT'S ALL AROUND HERE. YOU CAN'T AVOID IT. INNOCENT PEOPLE GETTING SHOT EVERYDAY. EVERYDAY. AND IF WE DON'T COME TOGETHER AS

Six-year-old, his parents shot in St. Roch ambush

New Orleans police said three people were hospitalized after being ambushed by a masked gunman in St. Roch early Saturday. The youngest victim is just 6 years old.

The neighbor said she was taking out the trash around 1 a.m. when she said more than 40 bullets started flying. She said the shots were so loud she thought the shooter was inside her house. She corralled her three children and 1-year-old grandchild into a closet, shielding them with her body.

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The gunman, who had hidden his face with a white mask, was outside on Arts Street. Police said the 6-year-old boy and two adults had just pulled into their driveway, when the shooting started. The car is now covered in bullet holes, and the driver’s-side window is shot out.

The neighbor said violence in the neighborhood is constant, and even children are not off-limits to criminals.

“It's all around here. You can't avoid it,” she said. “Innocent people (are) getting shot every day, every day. And if we don't come together as one, it’ll never be right.”

She said the 6-year-old boy is recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg. New Orleans police said none of the injuries are life-threatening.

Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or online at crimestoppersgno.org.

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